Nigerian Independence Day gala
Saturday 19 October 2019 Over 200 Nigerians and their friends attended a gala at the Jim Durrell Centre on Walkley Road in celebration Nigeria’s 59th Independence Day anniversary. Hosted by…
Nigerian Independence reception
Monday 1 October Diplomats from various countries, Canadian government officials and the cream of Nigeria’s diaspora community in Canada were at the Westin Hotel on Colonel By Drive as guests…
NCAO welcomes newcomers
Saturday 21 September, 2019 The Nigerian Canadian Association of Ottawa (NCAO), under the leadership of President Chuks Imiaghagbe, hosted a reception for Nigerians who have arrived recently to the city…
African-Italians who want to send migrants home
By Dickens Olewe and Helen GradyBBC News, Italy 24 October 2019 Tony Iwobi beams as he stands next to a bust of Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Senate building in Rome….
Higher food insecurity for Black families
GTA Black families twice as likely to go hungry as white households, study shows By Laurie MonsebraatenSocial Justice ReporterWed., Oct. 23, 2019timer5 min. read Black households in Canada are almost twice as…
How African countries got their names
TOPONYMIC The most unusual ways many African countries got their names By Ciku KimeriaOctober 6, 2019 The concept of nation states in Africa is only a bit over a century old,…
Black Mental health workshop at Somerset West
Wednesday 11 September 2019 A dozen Black community leaders and stakeholders joined the staff of Somerset West Community Health Centre on Eccles Street for a conversation on the health status…
MP Arya hosts Immigration Minister Hussen
Over a hundred exuberant Liberal Party members and supporters were in attendance as Nepean Member of Parliament Chandra Arya hosted Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen at his campaign headquarters on…
Elmi deportation cancelled
Former refugee Abdilahi Elmi won’t be deported to Somalia as scheduled Aug 23, 2019 Canadian authorities have decided not to proceed with Monday’s scheduled deportation of a former Somali refugee and foster…
AkwaCross Fundraiser for underprivileged children
Saturday 10 August, 2019 Over one hundred family and friends of AkwaCross Association were at the St. Genevieve Church hall on Canterbury Avenue, to support the organisation’s fund-raiser for upgrading…